I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter; I didn't have time to write a short one.
Duty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way.
Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.
So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.
And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.
A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the track, or a little over 120 feet from the point at which it rose into the air, ended the flight.
You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows
He that can have patience can have what he will.
I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.
To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If youre not, pretend you are.
The man with no imagination has no wings.
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.
Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.
Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.
You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.
There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don’t you?
